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By thirstyinla, on February 10, 2012
 Pacific Standard Time has inspired Art as an Appetizer, a collaboration between chef John Sedlar, artist Ron Cooper and mixologist Julian Cox. The trio has created a Secret Menu available now at Sedlar’s Playa and Rivera restaurants. [...]
Continue reading Art as an Appetizer: Secret Menu at Playa and Rivera Inspired by Pacific Standard Time
By thirstyinla, on December 21, 2011
 It’s time to start stretching those livers, Los Angeles! Craft cocktail destinations across the city are welcoming the new year with masquerade parties, multi-course dinners, and spirited trips around the world and back in time to the 1920s. [...]
Continue reading So Long 2011, and Thanks for All the Fish!
By thirstyinla, on July 31, 2011
Few Los Angeles bartenders have been as prolific as Julian Cox, who has launched bar programs at several of the city’s most acclaimed restaurants. Cox’s fans will be glad to know that three of these locations are debuting new summer menus and specials featuring his cocktails, with a fourth on tap next month. [...]
Continue reading It’s a Julian Cox Summer: Cocktail Menu Launch at Rivera, Specials at Picca and Playa
By thirstyinla, on May 27, 2011
Los Angeles cocktail culture makes a strong showing in Food & Wine Cocktails 2011, which arrived in stores in May and features 130-plus cocktail recipes, over 20 party food recipes, a mixology handbook, and a directory of the Top 100 American Bars. [...]
Continue reading Food & Wine Cocktails 2011: Twelve Los Angeles Bars in the Top 100 American Bars
By thirstyinla, on February 9, 2011
 Anticipation is hitting a fever pitch for Playa, the new venture from Rivera chef John Sedlar opening Friday, February 11th. Foodies are salivating at the prospect of exploring Sedlar’s “Urban Latin Cuisine,” while cocktail enthusiasts are ready to sip the latest creations from acclaimed mixologist Julian Cox. [...]
Continue reading Let’s Get This Party Started: Playa Opens February 11
By thirstyinla, on October 13, 2010
 Jonathan Gold recently hosted his second annual Union Station Speakeasy Cocktail Party, featuring cocktails by the bars of 213 and gourmet bites from some of L.A.’s top restaurants. The event was a fundraiser for Zócalo Public Square, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit that provides a nonpartisan forum to prominent thinkers and doers via lectures, panels, salons, screenings, webzine and annual conferences. [...]
Continue reading A Hot Time at Jonathan Gold’s Second Annual Union Station Cocktail Party
By thirstyinla, on October 8, 2010
 Last night, Rivera mixologist Julian Cox debuted several of his new cocktails from an impressive fall menu that spans some 20 drinks, including signature creations, classics, and a few salutes to his fellow bartenders. The rest of the fall menu debuts tonight at 10pm. [...]
Continue reading October 8: Rivera Fall Cocktail Menu Launch Part 2
By thirstyinla, on March 24, 2010
Last week, the best and brightest young stars in the Southern California culinary world gathered to showcase their talents at the 2010 StarChefs Rising Stars Revue. The tasting gala and awards ceremony, held at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows in Santa Monica, featured food from up-and-coming culinary talent from the top [...]
Continue reading Rising Stars Shine at the 2010 StarChefs Revue
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